CORK CONSTITUTION sealed their place in the Division One Play-Offs as they overcame St Mary's in a rematch of the AIB Cup Final.

While they were deserving of victory, this was a far cry from the Cork side's vintage display in the final where they ran in six tries.

Jonathon Sexton opened the scoring with a penalty for the Dublin side after a scrappy opening to the game. Con' needed to look to their strong pack to make an impact and they managed to take the lead with a try from Des Murray which they held at the break.

Conor Quaid added a drop goal after the interval before Merle O'Connell powered his way over the line for a well deserved try after a fine individual display.

Richard Lane completed the scoring with a superb try and conversion.

The Cork side will need to make major improvements on this performance before the play-offs come around where they will more than likely face an away tie.

CORK CON R Lane; D O'Riordan, T Gleeson, R O'Donovan, C Healy; C Quaid, A Ryan; T Ryan, D Murray, M Ross; S Cotterill, J Moloney; M O'Connell, B Cutriss, F Cogan (c) Subs B Sieber for Moloney, l Hill for Cotterill, 76 mins; J Stringer for Ryan, 79 mins

ST MARY'S R Smyth; J Norton, B Lynn, J McWeeney (c), C McPhillips; J Sexton, J Kilbride; C O'Byrne, O McCormack, P Collins; O Keane, M Donellan; M Aboud, H Gervaise, W Duggan Subs F Lynch for McWeeney, 4 mins; D Fanning for Smyth, B Moran for Collins, K O'Brien for Aboud, 58 mins; B McCormack for O McCormack, 73 mins Referee Ger English (MAR)